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    "content": "Then, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is also the list of the unsuccessful independent applicants which I will rush through. There are reasons why they were not considered and they can be availed whenever required. They are as follows: 1. Mr. Willy Mukoma Munyuthe 2. Ms. Esther Wambui Miano 3. Mr. Tonny Peters Sifule 4. Mr. Ngotho Gichuru Eutychus 5. Mr. Duncan Mwangi Ndegwa 6. Mr. Mohamud Sheikh Adan 7. Mr. Gideon Ledama Kobei 8. Mr. Lawrence K.K. Mangunda 9. Mr. Abdalla Kasim 10. Mr. John Peter Ndhune Onginjo 11. Ms. Lynette Wambui Mwangi 12. Ms. Christine Wekesa; and, 13. Mr. Kipkoech Evans Cheruiyot Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the following are the observations made by the Committee. The Jubilee Party and NASA coalition have complied with Rule Six of the EALA Rules and submitted three times the number of persons that they are entitled to nominate under the rules. Noting the advice of the presiding officer, the statues and the case law on the issue of resignation of state officers and public officers intending to vie for political or public office, they ought to resign at least six months before the election he or she intends to contest: Ms. Jully Njeri Waweru, being a public officer employed by the Kenya Youth Enterprise Fund did not, therefore, qualify to be elected as a member of EALA. Similarly, Winfred Syonindi Mutua, being a member of the Machakos County Assembly did not qualify to be elected to EALA in accordance with Article 50 of the EAC Treaty as read together with Article 99 of the Constitution. All the 31 candidates provisionally issued with nomination certificates were dully registered as voters. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the following independent candidates did not qualify for nomination as independent candidates as they did not meet the conditions set out in section 33(1)(a) of the Elections Act, 2011, which provides, inter alia, that: “A person qualifies to be nominated as an independent candidate for presidential, parliamentary and county election for purposes of Article 97, 98, 137, 177 and 180 of the Constitution if that person has not been a member of a political party for at least three months preceding the date of the election.” These are as follows: 1. Mr. Cheruiyot Kemei Tamogei 2. Ms. Hellen Makone 3. Mr. Billy Baltazar; and, 4. Mr. Humphrey Kimani Njuguna Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there were several recommendations made by the Committee. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 50 of the EAC Treaty of qualification for election of Members of the Assembly as read together with Article 99 of the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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